Book D, fos. 3b, 4b.

1459 Letter Book H, fo. 177.

M742 The mayor's claim to elect one of the sheriffs.

1460 Letter Book F, fo. 142.

1461 Journal 39, fo. 230b.

M743 The mayor's prerogative, 1642-1662.

1462 There is no record of the election of sheriffs for this year in the
City's Archives.

1463 Journal 45, fo. 223. Pepys remarks that Bludworth and his fellow
sheriff were picked by the king, and so were "called with great
honour the king's sheriffes."

M744 Appointment of committee of enquiry, 1674.

1464 Journal 48, fo. 68; Letter Book YY, fo. 49.

1465 Journal 48, fo. 72; Letter Book YY, fo. 50b.

M745 Custom of the mayor drinking to a future sheriff, 1674.

1466 Norton's Commentaries (3rd ed., revised), p. 230.

1467 Repertory 79, fos. 267-268, 274, 298, 309b.

1468 Journal 48, fo. 73b; Letter Book YY, fo. 51.

M746 The mayor's prerogative unchallenged, 1675-1679.

M747 Election of Bethell and Cornish Sheriffs, 24 June, 1680.

1469 Journal 49, fo. 111.

1470 Bethell denied having said any such thing, and brought an action for
scandal against one who had spread the report.--Luttrell, Diary, 19
May, 1682 (i, 187).

1471 Burnet, ii, 249; Luttrell, Diary, 24 June, 1680 (i, 49).

1472 Sir William Russell was also nominated, but did not go to the poll.

1473 Journal 49, fo. 112.

M748 The character of the new Sheriffs.

1474 Burnet, ii, 248.

1475 Howell, State Trials, xi, 431.

1476 Repertory 85, fo. 224b.

M749 Election of Pilkington and Shute sheriffs, 24 June, 1681.

1477 Again a poll was demanded, the result being Pilkington 3,144 votes,
Shute 2,245, Box 1,266, and Nicholson 82 (Journal 49, fo. 226). The
Court of Aldermen considered the demand for a poll as to
Pilkington's election to be an invasion of the lord mayor's
prerogative, he being already in the opinion of the court duly
elected and confirmed according to ancient usage. It passed a
resolution, therefore, that before the poll was opened Alderman
Pilkington should be immediately called out on the husting and
returned into the exchequer as one of the sheriffs for the ensuing
year (Repertory 86, fo. 153).

M750 The king signifies his displeasure.

1478 The lord mayor elect being Sir John Moore, who was much inclined to
favour the court party.

1479 Journal 49, fos. 254, 255b, 261b; Kennet, iii, 401.